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Dance at CUNY Hunter College

If you plan to study Dance, you may want to check out the program at CUNY Hunter College. Get started with the following essential facts.

CUNY Hunter College sits in New York, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 14 dance degrees were awarded at CUNY Hunter College.

Online & Distance Learning at CUNY Hunter College

Many students take online classes at CUNY Hunter College. Of 22,538 students, 735 (3%) studied exclusively online and 8,220 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Dance Rankings at CUNY Hunter College

These rankings give you a sense of how CUNY Hunter College’s Dance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 24
Best Value	New York	#1 of 13
Best Value	Nationwide	#1 of 97
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#3 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#6 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#40 of 97

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Dance graduates at CUNY Hunter College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Dance graduates at CUNY Hunter College are 93% women (13) and 7% men (1).

Dance Bachelor’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Among the 10 bachelor’s dance degrees awarded at CUNY Hunter College, 100% were women (10) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	4
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 70% of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, higher than the national average of 37%.*

Dance Master’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 4 master’s dance graduates at CUNY Hunter College, 75% were women (3) and 25% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dance master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of Dance master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, above the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dance Concentrations at CUNY Hunter College

The Dance program at CUNY Hunter College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Dance	14

Highest-Paying Careers for Dance Graduates

Graduates of the Dance program at CUNY Hunter College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Dance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Choreographers	$109,380
Dancers	$74,180
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.